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Lion's share

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all, or nearly all; the best or largest part; - from Æsop's fable of the lion hunting in company with certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all the prey.

See also: Lion



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He wanted to give him the lion's share of the beefsteak, but Philip insisted that they should share alike.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
This man was much impressed with Ajax with the result that he agreed to train him for a lion's share of the profits of exhibiting him, and in the meantime to provide for the keep of both the ape and his owner.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Maria could stand it no longer, and hurried away to the stove, where she filled a quart-bowl with soup, putting into it the lion's share of chopped meat and vegetables which her ladle scraped from the bottom of the pot.
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